The design of Le Cochinchine makes it be a strong and safe river cruise on Mekong River. Le Cochinchine Cruise brings tourists a wonderful holiday of discovering deeply and authentically the daily ...

Overview

Le Cochinchine Cruise was built in traditional style with an elegant and modern beauty. The design of Le Cochinchine makes it be a strong and safe river cruise on Mekong River. Le Cochinchine Cruise brings tourists a wonderful holiday of discovering deeply and authentically the daily life and nature of Mekong Delta. Le Cochinchine offers an elegant, relaxing and fulfilling ways to explore endless water way of Mekong River. The cruise brings us into contact with people in different corner of the Delta . With Le Cochinchine, you will have ample opportunity to see Vietnam in its authenticity and sample local culture and food, in a one unpacking, unforgettable vacation where your "floating hotel" get you insight into Mekong Delta and quaint villages.View a few highlights in a long list of many on Le Cochinchine CruiseOn Le Cochinchine Cruise, tourists will have great time of relaxing and dining at the restaurant and sundeck. Furthermore, there are many fun activities to explore peaceful countryside landscape of the local villages...

Restaurant & BarThe restaurant on Le Cochinchine Cruise offers a diverse menu of local cuisine with various flavor and taste. The ingredients are exotic fruit, fresh organic vegetables, fish and prawns locally caught. Our professional chef also pays attention to every special diet of tourists like vegetarian, low salt or low cholesterol meals. You must be satisfied completely by attentive services at Le Cochinchine restaurant. The bar is also favorite place on board because its abundant selection of drinks which included several kinds of fine wines from France, Australia, and Italia.

Sun DeskLocated on the top deck, the sundeck provided an ideal and spacious place for tourists to relax and admire stunning setting on Mekong River. Plenty of deck chairs there welcome you to sit back and enjoy sunbathing under the cozy sunshine of the tropics. The time on the sundeck is also a wonderful occasion to take nice snapshots of wonderful landscape in Mekong Delta. Otherwise, you can order our enthusiastic staves for a foot-massage service.

ActivitiesUpon the journey, Le Cochinchine Cruise offers bicycle tour and kayaking for tourists to deeply discover Mekong Delta. Tourists can leave the boat and start a cycle along small paths to explore peaceful countryside landscape of the local villages. This will help you know more about daily life of the local and have opportunity to see they produce specialties such as coconut candy and rice-paper. The kayaks are also available on the boat for your kayaking to discover canal network of Mekong Delta which can’t be accessed by cruise.

Cabins & Facilities

Deluxe Cabin

Number of Cabins : 10 cabins.Bed Type : Double and twin.Area : 12 M2.Facilities : Each cabin has its own air-conditioning unit, the windows, Shower and hot water, wardrobe and fan...

Explore the legend monuments of Cambodia such as the famous temples of Angkor Wat, the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, Banteay Srei temple - the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art, Ta Prohm, etc.

Have a city tour in Phnom Penh including the Wats Phnom, National museum, Silver Pagoda and Royal Palace.

Take a sampan for a cruise through the floating fish-farm village, the old house and fruit orchards.

DAY 1 : Saigon - Caibe - Vinh Long - SadecActivities : Have a sampan ride for an exploration of lush vegetation of Mekong Delta and the lively Cai Be floating market. Visit the old house and fruit orchards.Meal : Lunch and Dinner8.00: Pick up from your hotel in Saigon and depart for Mekong DeltaArrival Mekong Delta we will board our sampan for an exploration of lush vegetation of Mekong Delta and the lively Cai Be floating market. Walking for visit the handicraft village of the local people. Sightseeing the old house and sample various tropical fruits. Return to our boat.Our boat sets sail and cruise through zizag cannales and river heading out to Sadec and moor midstream for the night.Diner and overnight on board.

DAY 2 : Sadec - Long XuyenVinh Long Activities : Visit the Sa Dec local market, enjoy a magnificent landscape on the canals of Lapvo.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerContemplate sunrise while having breakfast on board. Visit the Sa Dec local market, following the tracks of French novelist Marguerite Duras. Have a walk/cycle amongst the ever blossoming Sa Dec flower village and local industries. Visit bricks and tiles kilns and the manufacture of earthenware pots on a bank of river. Back to boat and enjoy welcome-back drink while lunch is served.The Le Cochinchine set sails through the canals of Lapvo with a magnificent landscape that come along the river banks: rural walks, farming, fishing, and boating, smiling school children all in full swing.Enjoy traditional herbal foot massage on boat.Have diner while Le Cochinchine cruises towards Long Xuyen.

DAY 3 : Long Xuyen - Cho Moi - HoahoaActivities : Visit Long Xuyen floating market, a crocodile farm and promenade on Ong Ho Island, and Hoa Hao village.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerHave breakfast on board. Visit Long Xuyen floating market by small boats intermingled through the water as vendors buy and sell their fruit. Visit a crocodile farm and promenade on Ong Ho Island, see daily life of the local people who live on both sides of the Mekong (Bassac river), and small arroyos on the island. At noon, return to Le Cochinchine boat and carry on our journey to Hoa Hao village. Enjoy lunch on board. Disembark and head to Chau Doc. Stay overnight in Chau Doc.

DAY 4 : Chau Doc - Phnom PenhActivities : Have a boat ride from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh; there, join a city tour including the Wats Phnom, National museum, silver Pagoda and Royal Palace. Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerHave a boat ride from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh departing at 8.00am. The boat takes us along the Mekong River. It continues on to the Vietnamese (Vinh Xuong) - Cambodian (Kaom Samnar) border and then to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. The journey takes approximately 4 hours. Arrival, transfer our hotel in Phnompenh, the capital of Kingdom of Cambodia. A visit to Phnom Penh is a very interesting experience indeed. It is a city with an interesting pulse and it gives you a very true taste of Asia. Visit the Wats Phnom, National museum, silver Pagoda and Royal Palace. Stay overnight at Sunway hotel**** in Phnom Penh.

DAY 5 : Phnom Penh Cruise to Siem ReapActivities : Arrival Siem Reap, visit Prasat Kravan, Ta Prohm, Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerTransfer to Phnom Penh airport port for the flight to Siem Reap. Arrival Siem Reap, transfer to the hotel. Visit Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and Ta Prohm. One of the area's most beautiful temples, Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Visit as well Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon.Have dinner and stay overnight at Prince d’Angkor hotel.

DAY 6 : Angkor Wat TempleActivities : Visit the most famous temples of Angkor Wat and the ancient capital of Angkor Thom.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerHave breakfast at hotel.In the morning, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). See the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), until sunset. Have dinner at a local restaurant and accommodation at hotel. At night, enjoy diner with traditional Khmer folk performance of Apsara. Stay overnight at Prince d’Angkor hotel in Siem Reap.

DAY 7 : DepartureActivities : Visit the market or Meal : BreakfastAt leisure to visit the market or "Les Artisans d'Angkor - Chantiers Ecoles" of Siem Reap (if time permits). Transfer to Siem Reap International Airport for departure flight to the next destination.

What's included

Transfer from Ho Chi Minh Hotel/Angkor Hotel to pier in Mekong and return.

Explore the legend monuments of Cambodia such as the famous temples of Angkor Wat, the ancient capital of Angkor Thom, Banteay Srei temple - the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art, Ta Prohm, etc.

Have a city tour in Phnom Penh including the Wats Phnom, National museum, Silver Pagoda and Royal Palace.

Take a sampan for a cruise through the floating fish-farm village, discover the ethnic Cham village.

DAY 1 : Angkor Wat TempleActivities : Visit Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and Ta Prohm, Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon.Meal : Lunch and DinnerToday we will Visit Prasat Kravan with its unique brick sculptures and Ta Prohm. One of the area's most beautiful temples, Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Its appeal lies in the fact that, unlike the other monuments of Angkor, it was abandoned and swallowed by the jungle, looking very much the ways most of the Angkor temples appeared when European explorers first stumbled upon them. Visit as well Takeo, Chau Say Tevoda and Thommanon.Dinner and overnight at Prince d’Angkor hotel.

DAY 2 : Angkor WatActivities : Visit the most famous temples of Angkor Wat and the ancient capital of Angkor Thom.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerBreakfast at hotel.In the morning, visit the most famous of all the temples on the plain of Angkor: Angkor Wat. The temple complex covers 81 hectares and is comparable in size to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its distinctive five towers are emblazoned on the Cambodian flag and the 12th century masterpiece is considered by art historians to be the prime example of classical Khmer art and architecture. Angkor Wat's five towers symbolize Meru's five peaks - the enclosed wall represents the mountains at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat, the ocean beyond.Lunch at local restaurant. Aftenroon visit the ancient capital of Angkor Thom (12th century). See the South Gate with its huge statues depicting the churning of the ocean of milk, the Royal Enclosure, Phimeanakas, the Elephants Terrace, the Terrace of the Leper King and Bayon Temple (unique for its 54 towers decorated with over 200 smiling faces of Avolokitesvara), until sunset. Dinner local restaurant and accommodation at hotel. Tonight we will enjoy diner with traditional Khmer folk performance of Apsara.Overnight at Prince d’Angkor hotel in Siem Reap

DAY 3 : Siem Reap - Phnom PenhActivities : Visit Banteay Srei temple - the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art, and Ta Prohm. Transfer to Phnom Penh.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerBreakfast at the hotel. We then visit Banteay Srei temple (10th c), regarded as the jewel in the crown of Classical Khmer Art. Continue to Ta Prohm, one of the area’s most beautiful temples. Ta Prohm has been relatively untouched since it was discovered and retains much of its mystery. Lunch at hotel. In the afternoon, transfer to airport for the flight to Phnompenh. Arrival transfer to the hotel. At leisure to walk in the city and and explore the local market. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight at hotel.

DAY 4 : Phnom Penh - Chau DocActivities : Have a city tour including the Wats Phnom, National museum, Silver Pagoda and Royal Palace. Take the boat to Chau Doc in the afternoon.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerBreakfast at hotel followed by the city tour.A visit to Phnom Penh is a very interesting experience indeed. It is a city with an interesting pulse and it gives you a very true taste of Asia. We will visit the Wats Phnom, National museum, silver Pagoda and Royal Palace. Afternoon we will take the boat to Chaudoc, the boat ride leaves at 13pm and arrives Chaudoc at 5pm. Enjoy the cocktail drink on sundeck. Diner and overnight on boat.

DAY 5 : Chau Doc - Cho Moi - Long XuyenActivities : Take a sampan for a cruise through the floating fish-farm village, discover the ethnic Cham village.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerThis morning we take a sampan for a cruise through the floating fish-farm village producing tons and tons of fish beneath hundreds of floating houses, discover the ethnic Cham village with famous Mubarak Mosque and observe local women at their traditional weaving. The Le Cochinchine boat set sails torward Longxuyen while we enjoy cocktail over the sunset and spectacle scenary along the river bank when the sun come down.Overnight on board

DAY 6 : Long Xuyen - Sa Dec - My ThuanActivities : Explore the Long Xuyen Market and Cu Lao Ong Ho. Take a walk or cycle to visit villages the island.Meal : Breakfast, Lunch and DinnerExplore the long Xuyen market one of the most bustling floating markets in Mekong Delta with hundreds of small boats barging and jostling for space as owners attempt to sell their goods. Visit Culao OngHo and enjoy the scenery and walk /cycle to visit villages the island, passing by farmers, children, villagers tendering their daily load. See local farmers trading their produce on the water as they have done for centuries. You will have a unique opportunity to discover a side of Delta life that few travellers experience. Board our boat and leisurely cruise down the Mekong River while enjoy aperitif with canapé .Le Cochinchinedrops anchor at the entry of Longxuyen for the night. Dinner and overnight on board Lecochinche.

DAY 7 : Cai Be floating marketActivities : Explore Cai Be floating marketMeal : BreakfastAfter breakfast on board over splendid sunrise on the Mekong.Explore the lively Cai Be floating market in early morning.Walking amongst the lush vegetation to visit the handicraft villages and meet with local people.Sightseeing the old house and sample various tropical fruits.A small boat trip through rivulets of Tan Phong islands. A pleasant walk or cycle on the footpaths of the village to discover tropical fruit orchards.11h00 Disembark in Caibe. Transfer to Saigon.The cruise concludes.

What's included

Transfer from Ho Chi Minh Hotel/Angkor Hotel to pier in Mekong and return.